Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal was the victim of an elaborate scheme that saw him lose ownership of a private jet worth $6.3 million to a crafty pair of aviation business executives in Lagos. It was learnt through documents and sources that Mr Lawal has been silent about the fraud because he feared raising it…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the creation of a new Ministry of Livestock Development. This came as he inaugurated the Renewed Hope livestock reform implementation committee at the State House, Abuja, on Tuesday. The committee is mandated to provide sector-focused solutions to address the age-long farmers-herders crisis. On September 14, 2023, the National Livestock Reforms…
The House of Representatives Joint Committee considering the price of cement in the country has threatened to arrest the management of Dangote Cement if it fails to appear at its next hearing. This followed the constant absence of officials of the cement company during a hearing to address the problem of cement increase in the…
The President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Festus Osifo, has reassured Nigerians of the union’s commitment to negotiate a substantial wage. It will be recalled that on June 4, 2024, the Organised Labour relaxed the ongoing strike with a seven-day ultimatum issued to the federal government on minimum wage proposal. With the expiration of…
Veteran Nollywood actor, Kayode Olaiya, popularly known as Aderupoko, has said that he was lured into acting with a bottle of Coca-Cola. Aderupoko said this in a recent interview where he shared how he got his stage name and journey into acting. Speaking about he got his statge name, he said: “The story behind the…
The immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has lost his bid to transfer his N80.2 billion fraud case from Abuja to his state. This followed the ruling of Justice John Tsoho, the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, who dismissed Bello’s application seeking to transfer his case to Kogi State. Justice Tsoho,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has requested INTERPOL to place former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello on a watch-list in three North African countries—Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria—based on credible intelligence. Additionally, Bello has been listed in Egypt, Libya, and Sudan. Sources within the anti-graft agency revealed that several measures are being considered to…
Prof. Folagbade Aboaba, the Assistant General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has passed away. It was gathered that the cleric died on Saturday after a brief illness. He was 90 years old. The church announced the news of his demise via Twitter. “The Redeemed Christian Church of God wishes to announce…
Former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has revealed how Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), came to his aid when his home was surrounded by personnel from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). An old video of former Ekiti State governor, Ayo Fayose, praising ex-Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike in…
The Federal Government has announced plans to relocate the Ikoyi Correctional Centre and other correctional facilities across the country. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made this known during a visit to the Ikoyi Prison in Lagos on Monday. Tunji-Ojo said urbanisation has caught up with the prison, noting that “there is no reason this…
